Fastening means for the suspension-chains of electric fixtures



A. C. BECKER.

FASTENING MEANS FOR THE SUSPENSION CHAINS 0F ELECTRIC FIXTURES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, I92I.

1,396,463. Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

UNITED STAT ES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH C. BECKER, OF OAKVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHASE COMPANIES INC, 01 \VATERBURY,

CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

FASTENING MEANS FOR THE SUSPENSION-CHAINS OF ELECTRIC FIXTURES.

Application filed February 28, 1921.

To 0.7 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLri-i C. BECKER, a citizen or the United States, residing at Oakrille, in the county of Litchtield and State Connecticut, have inyented a new and use 'ul Improvement in l astening Means for he Suspension-Chains oi Electric Fixtures; i I (.0 hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying i rings and the characters of reference- 1 .zed thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact des 'iption ot' the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this application, an l represent, in

Figure 1, a broken View in side elevation of a canopy provided with my improved fas toning means for the suspension-chains of ice ric-fixtures.

Fig. 2, an enlarged view thereof in horizontal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, a similar View showing the gap of the suspension-ring alined with one of the chain-slots in the canopy, preparatory to the engagement of the uppermost link of one of the chains with the ring, with which the uppermost links of the other two links are shown as engaged.

Fig. i, a detached broken ration of the canopy.

Fig. 5, a detached perspectiye View of the suspension-ring.

My invention relates to improved means for fastening the suspension-chains of electric-fixtures to the canopies thereof, the object being to provide simple, compact, convenient and secure fastening means of the character described, constructed with particular reference to ease of applying and 1e moving the suspension-chains to and from the canopy.

With these ends in View, my invention consists in fastening means for the suspein sion-chains of electric-fixtures, the said fastening means ha ing certain details of construction and combination of parts as will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In carrying out my invention as herein shown, I form three vertical slots 10 in the tapering, or cone-like, lower end of the canopy 11, which may be of any approved form and construction, the said slots being spaced equally apart, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Of course, it more than three chains View in side ele- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921. Serial No. 448,691.

are to be employed, the number of slots will be correspondingly increased. iVithin the cone-like lower end of the canopy I locate a suspension-ring 12, adapted in diameter to engage with the inner face 01 the canopy at a point about midway of the length of the slots 10, so as to be supported at such point in the horizontal plane, as shown in Fig. l, in which the ring is seen to be located in a plane located between the upper and lower ends of the slots. The said ring, which is formed from a single piece of wire, has its ends turned upward at a right angle to form detents l3 and 14, which are spaced apart by an assembling gap 15-just wide enough to form a passageway into and out of the interior of the ring for the upper ends of the uppermost links of the suspensionchains 10, these links being formed of wire preferably a trifle smaller in diameter than the normal width of the gap, though this is not essential, as the gap may be temporarily enlarged by springing the ring by pressure of the links against the detents.

To fasten the chains to the canopy, the ring is manipulated by bodily turning it in its plane so as to register its gap 15 with one of the slots 10 in the canopy, as shown in F 8. The upper link of the chain to be coupled with the ring is now inserted into the said slot and passed through the said gap, as also shown in the said figure. The interior of the upper end of the link will thus be registered with the upstanding detents 13 and 14. of the ring, which is now free to be rotated in one direction or the other. As shown in Fig. 2, the ring is bodily rotated from right to left to pass the detent 1 L through the link which is now al-- lowed to engage with the body 01" the ring. The other chains are applied in the same manner, the gap in the ring being registered successively with the other slots in the canopy. Y ow, although the ring may turn within the canopy within the limits set by the spacing apart of the slots, it is apparent that the chains cannot be released from it exceptb lifting them over either one or the other of its detents at a time when its gap is regis tered with one of the slots. It is apparent that if the ring works around in use, it will be stopped by the engagement of its detents with the tops of the links through which the ring passes.

I claim: an assembling gap and upturned to form de- 10 Fastening means for the suspension-chains tents; of electric-fixtures, consisting of a canopy In testimony whereof, I have signed this formed at its cone-like lower end with a, specification in the presence of two subscribplurality of Vertical slots and a suspensioning witnesses.

ring adapted to be supported within the can- ADOLPH G. BECKER. opy in the horizontal plane at a point be- Witnesses: tween the upper and lower ends of the said JOHN S. NEAGLE,

slots, and having its ends separated to form J OHN W. HAND. 

